Energy Auditors
Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 47-4011.01United States
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.
- Median annual earnings
- $73,730
- Projected change
- +3.6%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 159.06K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
41.4% of the workforce
Growing to 164.77K by 2035
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The work
What energy auditors do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Identify and prioritize energy-saving measures.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
- Calculate potential for energy savings.
- Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
- Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
- Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.
- Analyze technical feasibility of energy-saving measures, using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
- Recommend energy-efficient technologies or alternate energy sources.
- Collect and analyze field data related to energy usage.
- Measure energy usage with devices such as data loggers, universal data recorders, light meters, sling psychrometers, psychrometric charts, flue gas analyzers, amp probes, watt meters, volt meters, thermometers, or utility meters.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- Educate customers on energy efficiency or answer questions on topics such as the costs of running household appliances or the selection of energy-efficient appliances.
- Prepare job specification sheets for home energy improvements, such as attic insulation, window retrofits, or heating system upgrades.
- Inspect newly installed energy-efficient equipment to ensure that it was installed properly and is performing according to specifications.
- Analyze energy bills, including utility rates or tariffs, to gather historical energy usage data.
- Quantify energy consumption to establish baselines for energy use or need.
- Determine patterns of building use to show annual or monthly needs for heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy needs.
- Compare existing energy consumption levels to normative data.
- Oversee installation of equipment such as water heater wraps, pipe insulation, weatherstripping, door sweeps, or low-flow showerheads to improve energy efficiency.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $44,643
- 25th percentile
- $56,731
- 50th percentile
- $73,730
- 75th percentile
- $95,595
- 90th percentile
- $123,287
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $73,730 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+3.6%average or slower
2025159,064 jobs
2035 projected164,767 jobs
5,703 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 41.4%
- Certificate
- 31%
- Bachelor's degree
- 20.7%
- Associate degree
- 3.5%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 3.5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Energy Analysts237 postings
- 02Energy Efficiency Specialists207 postings
- 03Marshals175 postings
- 04Energy Engineers134 postings
- 05Energy Efficiency Analysts65 postings
- 06Outreach Specialists61 postings
- 07Principals56 postings
- 08Trades Specialists45 postings
- 09Energy Efficiency Program Managers36 postings
- 10Energy Efficiency Consultants34 postings
- 11Energy Auditors31 postings
- 12Settlements Analysts31 postings
- 13Commissioning Agents30 postings
- 14Renewable Energy Analysts28 postings
- 15Energy Managers27 postings
- 16Energy Associates23 postings
- 17Energy Market Analysts23 postings
- 18Field Support Specialists21 postings
- 19Market Outreach Specialists19 postings
- 20Technicians19 postings
Top employers
- 01ICF International106 postings
- 02CLEAResult Consulting90 postings
- 03ENGIE73 postings
- 04HILL International49 postings
- 05Actalent48 postings
- 06Guidehouse47 postings
- 07Enfra42 postings
- 08Franklin Energy35 postings
- 09Resource Innovations28 postings
- 10CDM Smith24 postings
- 11Acosta Group23 postings
- 12Insight Global22 postings
- 13Meta21 postings
- 14New York Technology Partners20 postings
- 15Applegreen19 postings
- 16Eversource Energy19 postings
- 17Pennsylvania State University18 postings
- 18TRC Companies17 postings
- 19Acosta16 postings
- 20Cps Energy16 postings
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